Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-02-14
1he Ex.Presbyterian Preacher Talks
10 the Plymouth Brethren.

rev. Dr. I. 3 Childs yesterday preached at the
Sixth Presbyterian church. in accordance with
Ihe INSTRUCTIONS Oh the Washington city presby-
terry and formally declared the pulpit vacant Rev.
r. H. Burdlck, the pastor having been dropped
from the rolls OF the preSbytery some thirty or
| forty people met in Endowment hall last evening
Tor religious exercises and after the singing. Mr.
Burdick read the seventeenth chapter of Acts
which gives an account OF the Apostle Pauls visit
To TheSsalonica and the confusion and uproar
which was created by those opposed to his teach
ings. They complained to the rulers of the city
saying "These that have turned the world upside
down are come hither also, The narrative then
the people believed and 'sSearched the scrintnres
| daily whether these things were So" Mr. BuIdick
while there was no place OF worship In the world
there were places for worship He then referred 70
tne sermons which ne had preached on the two
sunday evenings previous ASwlll be remembered
Mr. Burdick lett the Sixth Presbyterian church he
cause he did not hold the same belief as to church
organization. Since that time he has been meeting
with those who do not believe in any form OF church
organization They regard Christ, as one OF those
present told STAR reporter as the church and be-
levers belong TO Him and are joined to Him. In
England those adherng to this form OF belief are
called Plymouth Brethren. These doctrines have
been preached In this city some four years, and
the number OF believers have increased from three
or four persons TO many more times that number.
Iney are, however, still weak. On sunday they
hold two services. The one in the morning being
a conference and prayer meeting together with
tne OftahlnS Oh bread" In the evening Mr.. Bur-
dicA delivers a discourse. On Wednesday evening
meeting is held, when some brother delivers 4
discourse or Bible reading is given. Mr.. Burdick
last evening In continuing his discourse spoke OF
conviction OF sin, which, he says, is personal
encouragement that what God says about sin
and sinners Is true, and that we recognize our
selves IN that category. Then, as MIR. PenticOst
says the sinner takes sides with God against him
sell III condemn1ng himself. Repentance,
Stld the preacher, Is included in the word
believe. When man believes he has repented.
Belief IS mentioned hundred times in the Bible.
Whle the word repentance Is scarcely found.
CHRIST Is the substitute for the sinful nature OF
man and that was cruclfied on the cross. Christ
Is the only church and the only church member
ship. The preacher thought that the idea Of
CHRIST as a real living man ought 10 be impressed
upon the mind. Too often he thought Christ was
presented as Chilling dogma, an abstraction in
stead OF live real parsonage. The reply to all
anxious lnqu1ring souls is, believe in the Lord
Jesus Christ. What Is needed is forgiveness OF
sin, which Is belief in Christ,
After he finished speaking Mr.. Burdick offered
prayer, tnen hymn was sung, and Mr.. Burdick
lett the platform without pronOunclng a benedic-
tlon, ana the meeting came to a close.